Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee mayor brings agenda of inclusion and equity

29 October 20260 comments

He’s been called the ‘Mamdani on the Maribrynong’ and the analogy is fitting given he is a charismatic young political leader with some radical ideas.
Twenty-eight-year-old Mohamed Semra is a…

Read Full Article

Global refugee crisis deepening

29 October 20260 comments

Displacement crises across the globe are growing as international aid dries up and more nations are closing their borders to refugees and people seeking asylum.
A disturbing litany of reports…

Read Full Article

Facing life’s challenges with a smile

26 October 20260 comments

Dalal Altaji’s life has been 51 years of constant struggle.
A struggle to overcome her disability, a struggle to access and complete her education, a struggle to survive the devastation…

Read Full Article

Conference focuses on belonging, cohesion

22 October 20260 comments

FECCA Conference 2026
Australians need to foster a sense of belonging at a local level to avoid eroding social cohesion, according to a leading multicultural voice.
Chair of the Australian Multicultural…

Read Full Article

Afghan evacuees feel welcome and safe five years on – survey

1 October 20260 comments

Afghan families who arrived in Australia five years ago this month after being evacuated from Kabul as it fell to the Taliban are feeling welcome, safe, confident about their…

Read Full Article

Refugee footballers win a flag and friendships

24 September 20260 comments

When the Nhill Tigers under-14 boys team won the Wimmera District AFL grand final this month, it was the culmination of an intensive season of training and drills.
It was…

Read Full Article

- December 1999

February 2018

Innovation the key to our future

13 February 20181 comment

Skilled migrants will boost numbers of jobs available to locals and are vital for the innovation Australia needs to...

Read More

Scots propose separate migration plan

13 February 20180 comments

Scotland is proposing to go it alone on immigration policy post-Brexit after the release of a report which shows 10...

Read More

2018 – The year of repatriation?

13 February 20180 comments

International aid groups are warning that 2018 could see thousands of refugees in the Middle East and the West again...

Read More

Global Compact on Migration a step closer

13 February 20180 comments

A global agreement on a framework to help manage migration for the nearly 260 million people living outside their...

Read More